1/9/2024 0 Comments Unity phelan![]() The camera moves surprisingly freely within the confines of the frame aspect ratio, with the most stark moves consisting of it either finding ways to isolate characters through movement, spying on characters like an omniscient puppet master, or fleeing the scene. The style of the film is total uncanny valley, with the production manufacturing unease to a fever pitch level. The feeling of everything taking place being part of an eternal cycle arises as not only an abstract idea, like the rotation of students in a school inhabiting fixed templates, but a potential reality, like the absurd number of unfinished ice creams in the high school’s dumpster. Even referring to our protagonist as Lucy brings inherent confusion to the table, as she is referred to by several names throughout the film, only claiming Lucy as an aside to one of Jakes speeches about Walt Whitman, which in turn serves to personify his ideal woman. Jake has an uncanny ability to pull objects and people into cued positions out of thin air, but at times, their appearance and nature emit a sense of personal fear that pop out as red flags to Lucy. Cutaways to a janitor (that may or may not be a projection of Jake, if Jake himself is not the projection) are extremely unclear in terms of their connection to the story, or the time they take place in. Right out of the gate, Lucy is providing a deeply personal monologue, but every visual we are shown is tied to Jake, and is all stuff Lucy would have no knowledge of. Much of the horror is also present in how disjointed things are. Much of the narrative momentum seems bottlenecked into specificity, trapping Lucy in a gravitational pull towards whatever abstract fate awaits her. Conversationally, several indicators of being trapped in politeness come in to play : Jake constantly overtalks others, as if he already has had the conversation (which we will get in to later), and he often assertively corrects others, even if he is incorrect Lucy is appointed no less than three different professions, with poet, artist and various scientific disciplines being the most prominent also, so much of what is presented to Lucy is either contradictory in nature or deeply coded, which makes the sense of worry hang around like a dark cloud. the Kubrick-esque use of the frame aspect ratio puts artificial barriers on the image, which not only makes it seem like our characters are fighting for limited space, but it makes us wonder what lies outside of the limited space we are shown. From the onset, the feeling of being trapped takes priority. We have been talking with Calvin Royal III, ABT Soloist.One wouldn’t know it from the description and initial promotion of the film, but there is a darkness present in this film that makes the psychological horror manifest in several ways. All this week we are publishing bonus mini-pods from Vail, Colorado where we are here covering the Vail Dance Festival. Welcome to Conversations on Dance’s Festival Forum Bonus Content. ![]() Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the kennedy center, the king and I, tiler peck, Tyler Angle, unity phelan, washington DC, west side story Leave a comment Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the kennedy center, the king and I, tiler peck, Tyler Angle, unity phelan, washington DC, west side story Tagged Afternoon of a Faun, Amar Ramasar, Balanchine, balanchine ballerina, ballerina, Conversations on Dance, Damian Woetel and Tiler Peck on Robbins, damian woetzel, dance at the Kennedy center, dance interview, dances at a gathering, Daniel Ulbricht, DEMO: Jerome Robbins- An American Dance Genius, Fancy Free, Featured, George Balanchine, heather watts, Interview, jerome robbins, julliard, male dancer, Michael Sean Breeden, New York City Ballet, professional ballet dancer, rebecca king ferraro, robbins centennial, robbins dances at a gathering, robbins fancy free, the conversations on dance podcast, The John F. We arrived on Friday night just in time to watch an exceptional performance entitled “DEMO: Jerome Robbins- An American Dance Genius.” These Read More Posted in Afternoon of a Faun, Amar Ramasar, Balanchine, balanchine ballerina, ballerina, Conversations on Dance, Damian Woetel and Tiler Peck on Robbins, damian woetzel, dance at the Kennedy center, dance interview, dances at a gathering, Daniel Ulbricht, DEMO: Jerome Robbins- An American Dance Genius, Fancy Free, Featured, George Balanchine, heather watts, Interview, jerome robbins, julliard, male dancer, Michael Sean Breeden, New York City Ballet, professional ballet dancer, rebecca king ferraro, robbins centennial, robbins dances at a gathering, robbins fancy free, the conversations on dance podcast, The John F. Two weeks ago we were in Washington, DC to cover a busy weekend of ballet at the Kennedy Center. Welcome to Live From the Kennedy Center: Damian Woetzel & Tiler Peck on Jerome Robbins.
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